Youth empowerment
20 Mar
Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Zuriel Oduwole, and Sterling One Foundation have emphasized the need for gender equality and youth empowerment during a courtesy visit to the Lagos State Governor’s Office, where discussions focused on sustained action in creating opportunities for young leaders.
2 Mar
Junior Chamber International (JCI) Nigeria, the leading youth organisation, has called for collaboration between the organisation and the Lagos State Government on youth empowerment and accelerating the development of the state and the nation. The National President of Junior Chamber International (JCI) Nigeria, Oluwatoyin Atanda, disclosed this when she led the organisation's board members on…
19 Feb
Fish for Life Empowerment Initiative has partnered with Motiva Sports to enhance the Footprints to Greatness (F2G) Youth Empowerment Program, equipping young athletes with essential soft skills and digital education to foster both personal and professional growth. Spearheaded by Motiva Sports, the F2G program is dedicated to developing young football talents beyond the pitch. Through…
18 Feb
Motiva Sports is excited to partner with Stingo360 in support of Footprints to Greatness (F2G), a transformative initiative merging football, mentorship, and vocational training to empower Nigerian youth. Launching in March 2025, F2G provides young athletes with a platform to showcase their skills, gain professional mentoring, and access career-shaping opportunities. Beyond football, the program integrates…
27 Jan
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has distributed bulls, rams, seedlings, and modern gardening tools to 340 youths graduates of Livestock and Horticulture Institutes. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa. The governor announced that each graduate would receive either two bulls or two rams, along with…
24 Jan
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has reaffirmed his administration's commitment to ensuring the safety, well-being, and security of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members across the state. He made the declaration on Friday during the opening of the orientation course for the NYSC 2024 Batch ‘C,’ Stream 2, held at the temporary camp at the…
21 Jan
Governor Dauda Lawal has expressed his administration’s commitment to environmental sustainability and policies encouraging green practices in Zamfara State. He spoke on Tuesday while launching the distribution of vehicles and various other tools for the Zamfara Youth Sanitation Programme, at the Government House in Gusau. A statement by the Governor’s spokesman, Sulaiman Bala Idris, described…
31 Dec
Hon. Esosa Iyawe, Member representing Oredo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has demonstrated his unwavering dedication to youth development and sports with the donation of a bus to the Edo State Football Association (EFA). The announcement was made during the grand finale of the Oba of Benin Under-18 Football Tournament held at the…
22 Dec
Fly Time Fiesta, an initiative of Fly Multi Company in partnership with its subsidiaries, Fly Fitness and SupportiFly Humanitarian Foundation, debuted in Ibadan on Sunday, December 22, 2024. The event, held at the New Culture Studio, Mokola, Ibadan, attracted over 1,000 attendees. The fiesta provided an exciting opportunity for youths in Ibadan to celebrate the…
14 Dec
Pastor Raphael Ogbe is founder and principal partner of Durap Communication, a firm involved in corporate branding and exposure of music artistes to attain wider audience and recognition space. Pastor Raphael Ogbe is also a senior pastor in Lagos Province 98 of the Redeemed Christian Church of God. Speaking recently in an event organized for…
26 Nov
Renowned Nigerian economist and wealth creator, Grace Ofure Ibhakhomu, has said that financial and career literacy are essential ingredients for youth empowerment to drive Nigeria's economic development. In a presentation titled: 'Power of Youth Empowerment in Nigeria: A Call for Financial and Career Literacy', Grace Ofure Ibhakhomu said the future of the country lies in the…
22 Nov
Senator Haruna Manu of Taraba Central Senatorial District has concluded a two-day ICT training programme, equipping students from his constituency with essential digital skills and distributing over 500 laptops to participants. The programme, which wrapped up on Thursday, was held across three local government areas in Taraba Central: Gassol, Bali, and Kurmi. The initiative is…
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The Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday called on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency following what it calls mindless killing of seven people by an angry mob in Uromi, Esan North-East Local Government Area of the State. The party made the call in a statement on…
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The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has confirmed that a security operative was killed in a violent attack by the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN). The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. She said 19 suspects had been…
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The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to resist any political interference in the recall petition against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The organisation described the move to recall the Kogi Central Senator as a politically motivated by All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi state. Executive…
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Speaker Abbas Tajudeen has described the killing of 16 hunters from the Northern part of the country in the Udune Efandion community of Uromi Local council of Edo State as one of the worst cowardly acts seen in decades. Speaker Abbas in a statement on…
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